Entertainment Movies Comedy Movies John Cena Celebrates 'Vacation Friends'' Best-Ever Opening for Hulu Movie: 'Unbelievable Response' Vacation Friends, also starring Lil Rel Howery, is currently streaming on Hulu By Nicholas Rice Nicholas Rice Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the brand as an Editorial Intern in early 2020, before later transitioning to a freelance role, and then staff positions soon after. Nicholas writes and edits anywhere between 7 to 9 stories per day on average for PEOPLE, spanning across each vertical the brand covers. People Editorial Guidelines Published on September 2, 2021 02:09PM EDT (from L to R) Lil Rel Howery, Meredith Hagner, John Cena and Yvonne Orji in Vacation Friends. Photo: Walt Disney Studios John Cena is celebrating the success of Vacation Friends. On Wednesday, Deadline reported that the 44-year-old actor's comedy became the most-watched original movie in its opening weekend on Hulu. Vacation Friends, which also stars Lil Rel Howery, hit the streaming platform late last month. The movie follows a couple — played by Cena and Meredith Hagner — who vacation in Mexico and meet up with another couple, played by Howery and Yvonne Orji. What starts as crashing their reception soon ends up being a wild and psychedelic-infused adventure where Howery and Orji's characters struggle to contain Cena and Hagner's character's party-going ways before their well-to-do wedding. Reacting to the news of the film's feat, Cena tweeted, "An unbelievable response to an unbelievably fun movie! This weekend #VacationFriends became the most-watched original film on @Hulu ever!!! ☀️🥃 @VacationFriends." John Cena Hilariously Terrorizes Lil Rel Howery in Wild Vacation Friends Trailer Following the success of the film, Deadline reported Vacation Friends will be getting a sequel, which will be titled Honeymoon Friends. Howery appeared to celebrate the success of the film alongside some of his other career highlights such as his movies Free Guy, Bad Trip and Space Jam 2, to name a few. "Morning. #BlessedBookedAndBusy #VacationFriends #FreeGuy #HumblyVulnerable #BadTrip #JudasAndTheBlackMessiah #Fatherhood #TomAndJerry #SpaceJam2 #SmallFortune #NotAnotherSportsShow #NationalChampions #DeepWater #2021," Howery wrote on Instagram. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Clay Tarver, who wrote and directed the first film, is set to return to write and direct the sequel, the outlet reported. Producer Todd Garner is also expected to return, as well as Cena, Howery, 41, Orji, 37, and Hagner, 34. The original film also stars Robert Wisdom, Andrew Bachelor and Lynn Whitfield, though it is unclear if they will be returning for the planned follow-up film. Vacation Friends is currently streaming only on Hulu. Close